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“Success does not lie in sticking to things. It lies in picking the right thing to stick to and quitting the rest.”
― Annie Duke, Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

“When people quit on time, it will usually feel like they are quitting too early, because it will be long before they experience the choice as a close call.”
― Annie Duke, Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

“That’s life. You’re always making decisions, taking paths that lead you away from the rest before you can see where they end. Maybe that’s why we as a species love stories so much. All those chances for do-overs, opportunities to live the lives we’ll never have.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

“true happiness comes from remaining focused on the things we do, and doing them with no purpose other than to do them.”
― Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question